Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

About

Play as Stubbs, a grumpy zombie on a brain-hunting rampage through the retro-futuristic city of Punchbowl in 1959. This third-person brawler blends over-the-top violence with slapstick comedy as you tear through crowds, hijack vehicles, and wrestle control of the city’s over-glorified tech. Combat feels chaotic and visceral, letting you use whatever you can grab, cars, pipes, even baseball bats, to mow down soldiers, scientists, and a particularly hostile barber crew. The single-player campaign mixes platforming, shootouts, and zany set pieces, while co-op lets you team up to turn enemies into zombie allies mid-fight. The game’s absurd charm and sharp writing set it apart, balancing dark humor with surprisingly heartfelt moments. Its cult following has only grown since release, with players praising the creative level design and unpredictable antics. Stubbs remains a standout for its irreverent take on the zombie genre and refusal to take itself seriously, even as you launch enemies out of cannons. Available on multiple platforms, it’s a brisk, blood-soaked romp that’s equal parts ridiculous and satisfying.

Storyline

The game is set in a fictional City of the Future in 1959. Stubbs, a zombie who'll tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funnybone even as he's tearing the living guts right out of your body. This former traveling salesman trades in his briefcase for your braincase as the leading man in Wideload's first game, Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse". In this game, players take on the role of the rebel himself Stubbs, a wisecracking Zombie who takes on an ultra-modern city of the future using nothing but his own carcass and the weapons of his possessed enemies. The game's tongue-in-cheek humor, innovative combat and strong storyline keep Stubbs the Zombie's gameplay as bizarre and unpredictable as its namesake. On his quest, Stubbs lurches his way through numerous large and visually captivating indoor/outdoor environments in and around the gleaming city of Punchbowl, PA, a city built during the Eisenhower administration to show off the ultra-futuristic technology of the 21st century. Stubbs' brain-eating adventure brings him through bustling shopping districts and verdant farmlands to battle mad scientists, rural militiamen and the world's deadliest barbershop quartet. His enemies have shotguns, tanks, and all manner of futuristic weaponry. All Stubbs has is his own rotting corpse, a distinct lack of pain or conscience, and the ability to turn foes into zombie allies. What begins as one zombie's search for revenge quickly escalates into an all-out war between the living and the dead - but this time it's the zombie fighting for truth, justice and the redemption of true love. Yes, it's a love story too.